| Back in 1972, something very small came into the | | | | an article on israel21c.com's website by, Bob |
| United States, and it has changed the lives of millions | | | | Rosenbaum, December 27th, 2004, a company called |
| of people. The Honda CVCC, introduced to America in | | | | ApNano Materials is extending that technology even |
| 1972, a year before the beginning of the oil crisis, has | | | | into engine lubrication. They have developed a |
| changed technology in the automotive industry forever. | | | | lubrication called NanoLub, based on spherical inorganic |
| Nobody ever imagined the impact it would have on | | | | nanoparticles. Its function is the same as the existing |
| America's culture or economy. That change didn't | | | | lubricants, to reduce wear and tear on moving parts, |
| come overnight, though. It took almost 20 years for | | | | but the way it performs is drastically different. |
| Honda to be considered a premier car company. Now, | | | | According to the creators, the use of NanoLub can |
| big manufacturers, like General Motors and Ford Motor | | | | even make the need for an oil change obsolete. It is |
| Corporation, are trying to develop cars to compete | | | | already being tested in power plant turbines, medical |
| with Honda, which was unthinkable when the CVCC | | | | industry equipment, and maintenance-free |
| first debuted. | | | | environments. |
| The "Asian Invasion" didn't happen overnight, and the | | | | The point is… |
| small things in automotive technology are not going to | | | | NanoLub uses technology that is already being used in |
| stop making big changes. One of the smallest | | | | synthetic lubes today. The molecular structure was |
| technologies is "nanotechnology." Nanotechnology is | | | | built using nanotechnology. Honda didn't become the |
| research done in the range of 0 - 100 nanometers. To | | | | standard household name it is now until after 20 years |
| give an example of how small a nanometer is, a | | | | of being sold in the United States, and they were |
| pinhead is about 1.5 million nanometers. | | | | around for more than 50 years before that. Like |
| How could something this small be affecting the auto | | | | Honda, synthetic lubricants have been building a name |
| industry in such a big way? | | | | for themselves and are becoming more and more |
| Technology at this level is already being employed in | | | | common as the lubricant of choice. The oil change |
| the circuitry of your car's electronics. It is being used to | | | | business isn't going away in the near future and more |
| develop better products in everyday life as well, from | | | | and more people are going to make the switch to |
| tennis balls and hard drives, even sunscreen. | | | | synthetics. Nanotechnology isn't going to replace |
| Nanotechnology plays a very active role. According to | | | | synthetic oils. It is only going to make them better. |